Well, it's like when people say, "Give me a natural pose." You can't
pose natural. If you're posing, then it's not natural no more. So it's
statements that people say. "Dressing gay" you can't dress like ...
Your dress don't give away whether or not you like a man. Think about
actors that straight dress up like a woman or something like that.
People wanna label me and throw that on me all the time, but I'm so
secure with my manhood. And that's the reason why I can go to Paris,
why I can have conversations with people who are blatantly gay.

'Cause I used to be scared to talk to a gay person. It's
designers that's scared of people in hip-hop. And in hip hop, there's
people—and let's not even say scared like homophobic — but they're
scared of the way people gonna look at them. If you see a person be
like, "I don't wanna stand next to Marc Jacobs 'cause I don't want that
to bear on me because I'm just so cool." One of the reasons why, the
perspective I come from with my raps and my songs, the reason why can't
nobody dis me — no gangsta rapper, nobody can really dis me is 'cause
it's so authentic.

Kanye West says hip-hop's homophobic gay obsession created the uproar over a photo taken in Paris, France where some of his posse was outfitted in colorful vintage chic. "I didn't check out
everybody's outfit that hopped in the picture with me—I can't be
completely responsible. You go right into my outfit, my outfit is good. [But] people are so gay-conscious now. That's like the
whole thing like with the Internet—every day [is like], 'Oh I can
tell he gay now!' "

"I can't help but respect [Kanye]," notes Son of Baldwin, an black gay Brooklyn-based blog. "He speaks
the truth when it isn't fashionable and lucrative to do so."

Bravo Kanye. I know some of us suspect him of being gay or bi, but I almost hope that isn't the case, because we need more heterosexuals to stand up to their fellow straights and speak out against homophobia.

as much as kanye loves fashion and fashion trends and design..he really had no room to be homophobic..the fashion world is basically held together by gay men!!! good to see he's not afraid to speak on it

Right on Kanye!!! Keep being a trail blazer and continue doing you. This is exactly part of the reason why I love Europe culture, there in so many ways light years ahead of us. Alot parts of America needs to stop leaning on the pause button and catch up